Design Wall Tuesday – Typography
I felt like a kid with a coloring book adding the Tsukineko inks to my illuminated letter for the BirdZeed “Typography” challenge for November. I am definitely going to have to find more ways to use the inks! The only bummer was realizing that I missed one of the flowers …
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Now for the fun part!
I have been continuing to work on my BirdZeed project for November, for which I’m quilting an illuminated letter. I drew out my design on Golden Threads quilting paper. This was the first time that I had used the paper and I’m sold. I used tracing paper before because I …
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Birdzeed Challenge Design
This month’s Birdzeed challenge word is “typography.” My first inclination was toward Arabic calligraphy, but then I thought about illuminated letters. This is just a rough sketch, but here’s what I am planning:
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Completed Cancer Moon Shot Block
I’ve finished all of my thread painting and have my completed Cancer Moon Shot Ribbon Quilt block. It didn’t completely flatten out so there’s some batting on the back of the moon for a little trapunto. (I planned that all along, really I did. 🙂 )
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“Photo” Friday – Moon Shot
The same friend of mine who is running the BirdZeed creative community has started a community art project called the Cancer Moonshot Ribbon Quilt. She’s collecting blocks with circles that represent the moon that she’s constructing into a cancer ribbon like quilt as long as a Saturn 5 rocket. (So she …
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New Name for “No More Names”
I have come up with a good alternative name for my previously-named “No More Names” quilt. I am thinking of calling it simply “Victims.” I decided that I don’t need to make the overt statement about the purpose of the quilt by calling it “No More Names.” Instead, I can …
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Design Wall Tuesday – TQS BOM 2016
Other projects are piling up on my work table, but I managed to get The Quilt Show Block of the Month done for September. Just two more borders to go!
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Design Wall – Newtown Blocks
I don’t know what to say about these blocks. How can I not be incredibly affected by these? These blocks represent the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, CT, which occurred in 2012, when my daughter was six months old. She shares a name with one of …
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Photo Friday – Selective Color
Way back in March I took a photo that I shared here of snow on my deck. At the time I thought, “Gee, I wish that I could leave the color in the patio umbrella” because it’s a bright blue that would have looked great against the snow. Now, I …
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